History Recap / RegularShowS03Ep34TheBestVHSInTheWorld

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* TheManBehindTheCurtain: Buttonwillow hides in the darkness speaking through a microphone hooked up to Skips' bass amp to make him seem more threatening than he really is. Once Rigby finds a light switch, defeating him is a matter of yanking the amp's extension cord, since Buttonwillow was standing on top of the amp.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* ShoutOut: ''The Best VHS in the World'' is housed in a golden VHS case, somewhat reminiscent of those [[http://37.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwp3tpZpzJ1qenyjio1_500.jpg orange-colored cases]] Nickelodeon used to release their VHS tapes in.

* {{Bowdlerization}}: In the American Cartoon Network version, the Video Shack Hut guy said the collection agency guys "break thumbs." In the UK version, "break thumbs" was replaced with "punch faces." The accompanying dialogue ("We either return the video, pay a thousand dollars, or have our thumbs broken." "We don't have that kinda money! And I really enjoy my thumbs!") is also edited to replace thumb-breaking with face-punching.

* ItsTheBestWhateverEver: Alluded to in the title. Doubles as an IronicTitle, because the titular "Best VHS in the World" is ''anything but''.

* GoldMakesEverythingShiny

%%* ItsTheBestWhateverEver

* {{Bowdlerization}}: Surprisingly, the entries mentioned in GettingCrapPastTheRadar below weren't altered in the Cartoon Network UK version. What was altered was Mordecai and Rigby talking about the violence the video store uses for people who don't return videos or pay their late fees. In the American Cartoon Network version, the Video Shack Hut guy said the collection agency guys "break thumbs." In the UK version, "break thumbs" was replaced with "punch faces." The accompanying dialogue ("We either return the video, pay a thousand dollars, or have our thumbs broken." "We don't have that kinda money! And I really enjoy my thumbs!") is also edited to replace thumb-breaking with face-punching.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "It's a ''piece'', alright!"
** Rigby's buttcheek pants is actually a bra.
** Muscle Man and Hi-Five Ghost's conversation about racket balls. The original line centered on "shuttle cocks" (which makes more sense in context since they're playing badminton and badminton doesn't use balls) but the censors thought that was going too far.

* ItsTheBestWhateverEver
* NeverTrustATitle: ''The Best VHS in the World''. it's not. It's really, really not.

** Rigby's buttcheek pants.
** Muscle Man and Hi-Five Ghost's conversation about racket balls. The original line centered on "shuttle cocks," but the censors thought that was going too far.

** Muscle Man and Hi-Five Ghost's conversation about racket balls.

* ItsTheBestWhateverEver

* GoldMakesEverythingShinier

Mordecai and Rigby must return a video cassette to the video rental store — and find a troll who worships the video like a golden idol.